Singapore is about to introduce a law against “fake news” which rights groups have warned may stifle free speech and opposition politicians have said could give the...
Three Indonesian women have been detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) amid investigations into their terrorism financing activities, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said in...
A mother of two who was resistant to offers of help after her husband was detained by the authorities for terrorism-related conduct eventually opened up after three...
SYNOPSIS Foreign interference is the invisible hand of foreign states seeking to undermine a target state’s national interests. It affects the target state from the inside by...
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has decommissioned three Singapore Technologies Marine (ST Marine) Fearless-class Patrol Vessels (PVs) during a ceremony at Tuas Naval Base. The RSS...
SYNOPSIS Jokowi’s first five-year tenure has repositioned the Riau Islands Province as a strategic locus in his maritime policy, including the restoration of the shipbuilding industry, fight against...
When Indonesian President Joko Widodo met with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad earlier this month, one item of discussion was on Jakarta’s flight information region (FIR), according...
The world understands Singapore largely from the perspective of the country’s economy: a tiny, yet wealthy, city-state and an important Asian financial hub. But besides this moneyed...
Fifty-six full-time national servicemen from the pioneer batch of cyber specialists graduated on Thursday (Aug 22). The Cyber NSF Scheme received its first intake last December, and...
Last week, Indonesia and Singapore held a mine countermeasure exercise. The trip spotlighted the ongoing collaboration between the two Southeast Asian navies in the defense realm within...